One of my favorite accessories of all time…in any version of Windows is the Snipping tool.…We're going to take a look at it now in Windows 8.1,…even though it still only runs in the old desktop environment.…It can be very useful for capturing things on your screen, if…you want to use the mouse where, say, in a document, for example.…Let's start by going to the Desktop and getting something up on…our screen, we'll double click the Exercise Files folder to open it up.…And we'll open up one of you graphic files here in the old desktop environment.…Let's right click veggies.…

From here go down to Open with and we don't want to open it…with Photos, because that will take us to our new environment in Windows 8.1.…Let's open it us with the Window's Photo Viewer,…which opens it up right here in our desktop environment.…Now if we want to capture any part of the image or even the window itself,…we can access the Snipping tool.…Let's press the Windows key on the keyboard to go back…to the Start screen and simply start to type in, snipe.…

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10/17/2013

Windows 8 was a new direction for Microsoft, offering mobile integration, cloud storage, and security enhancements. But some people were unhappy with its design. Windows 8.1 answers these complaints and takes Windows a step further. In this course, David Rivers shows you all its essential features. Take a tour of the interface, review the new file and folder behaviors, and meet the most useful apps, including Calendar, Photos, Maps, and Music. David also shows how to adjust system settings like default programs and volume, work with external devices, and set up networks. The final chapters show you how to keep your computer even more secure with Access Control and Windows Defender, and how to troubleshoot potential issues, like reversing fatal crashes.